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CLEMSON, S.C. – Head Coach Jordan Byrd announced the addition of Colin Salema (Matthews, N.C./Providence), Rich Wills (Cramerton, N.C./Stuart Cramer) and Jacob Immelman (Winter Park, Fla./Lake Highland Prep) to the Clemson University men’s golf program on Wednesday. All three signed letters of intent to play for the Tigers beginning in the fall of 2024. “We are so excited to announce the signing of this year’s class of Tigers! All three will make the Tigers better from the time they set their feet on campus,” said Coach Byrd. “Colin is a tremendous young man from a great family in Matthews, N.C. He has steadily improved over the last few years into one of the premiere players in the country. Colin possesses great fundamentals with great creativity with his wedges and short game. He shoots a bunch of low scores and has the ability to come in and compete right away.” Salema was ranked as the 24th best player in the country in his class. He also qualified for the match-play
CLEMSON, S.C. Head Coach Jordan Byrd announced the addition of Will Baker (Statham, Ga./Prince Avenue Christian School) on Wednesday. Baker signed a letter of intent to play for the Tigers beginning in the fall of 2023.“Will Baker will add so much more to our team than his very accomplished golf resume,” said Byrd. “Will is a fun-loving young man with a huge smile that enjoys life, but loves any competition. Others are drawn to him and will be an absolute joy to coach. Will has a big-time game and is an outstanding putter. He is only scratching the surface of how good he can be, but the best attribute will be his attitude about life and golf. He will add to our culture and make everyone around him better.”Baker has previously been a two-time American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) champion, including the 2021 Carolina Trace Open champion. He has also been named a Harold Varner III Foundation Junior All-Star. He finished top five at the Bobby Chapman Invitational and took a to
CLEMSON, S.C. Head Coach Jordan Byrd will bring a veteran lineup to his first ACC Tournament this weekend when the Clemson Tigers defend their 2021 ACC Championship. Clemson and 11 other ACC institutions will begin play on Friday April 22 at the Shark’s Tooth Golf Course at the Watersound Club in Panama City, Fla.The format includes two rounds of stroke play on Friday and one round on Saturday. The top four teams after stroke play will advance to match play with the semifinals played on Sunday and the championship match on Monday.North Carolina is the number-one seed by virtue of its number-seven national ranking according to Golfweek and Golfstat, best in the ACC.Clemson is the defending champion, as the Tigers finished second in stroke play, then defeated NC State in the semifinals and Florida State in the finals at the Capital City Crabapple Course in Atlanta last April. It was Clemson’s 10th ACC title under Hall of Fame Head Coach Larry Penley, who retired last year after 37